Malolactic Fermentation:Why, How & When

摘要

Winemaking is an ancient art whose genesis occurred well before the Greeks and Romans, and even before the Egyptians. Archaeologists have been able to identify wine residue in pots dating back more than 8,000 years. How do we know it's grape wine rather than some other fruit? Acids! Grape wine has particular properties, including its acid composition. Grapes are one of the rare fruits that contain tartaric acid as well as malic acid.